Don t let a lack of bench stop you from improving your upper body strength and mass.
Dumbbell floor press upper chest.
To further activate your upper chest strength coach anthony mychal.
The unilateral floor press gasses the upper chest because it solves both problems.
All the stress is focused on the chest triceps and shoulders.
Utilizing the floor removes potential strain places on the shoulder joint.
The dumbbell floor press is a shoulder friendly upper body pressing exercise that strengthens the chest shoulders and arms.
The dumbbell chest press commonly referred to as the dumbbell press is a horizontal push movement commonly used to build upper body size and strength.
The dumbbell floor press and its variations have been used by powerlifters and athletes for many years to build herculean upper body strength.
Floor presses are a pure upper body power movement.
Floor presses negate leg drive creating a pure upper body push.
This dumbbell chest press variation places your body in a declined position which emphasizes your lower chest.
First you have a free hand so you can palpate your upper chest during the lift.
The floor press can be programmed either as a max effort lift or dynamic movement.
Chest and triceps builder.
The dumbbell floor press is a challenging unilateral floor press variation that can be done to address muscle imbalances increase stabilization demands and allow or more.
After step 4 above push your hips up and keep them elevated in a sort of bridge position as in this video below.
If you need help with your lockouts on things like presses jerks dips or muscle ups floor presses might not be a bad idea.
Dumbbell floor presses will help you lift more weight during pressing exercises and more weight is usually a good thing.
The floor press is an upper body movement that allows you to press massive weights without undue shoulder stress.
When performed for sets of 3 5 and 6 15 reps.
Decline dumbbell floor press variation.
This is a great alternative to the barbell bench press that can provide a larger range of motion and requires greater stability with the use of two separate free weights rather than one in the.